Ramesh, Subasini
Umapathy, Snekhalatha
Article History
Received: 12 April 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur (REG. No: ECR/8896/INST/TN/2013/RR-19). Informed written consent was obtained from all participants following institutional and ethical guidelines. For participants under 16 years of age, consent was obtained from a parent or legal guardian as per ethical requirements.
: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain data from any individual person.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.